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Article #260Re: Win32/RAMNIT.A Anyone?
From: John Slade
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:04
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:04
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On 8/1/2010 6:57 PM, FromTheRafters wrote:
> "John Slade"<hhitman86@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:Xyo5o.41721$OU6.25986@newsfe20.iad...
>
> [...]
>
>>>> I don't know why you would find it funny because a virus writer will use
>>>> anything to hide a virus. What smarter way is to hide them in each and
>>>> every folder in "system volume information"?
>
>> I didn't know Dustin Cook existed until he responded for you. But I've
>> been reading some in alt.comp.viruses and I find it well...interesting...
>> If he wrote viruses then he more than anyone should know that what I said
>> happened is indeed possible.
>
> Because he understands true viruses, he knows that they don't need to hide
> themselves in folders.
>
> I don't think he would have said what he said if you had said worms, or
> malware, instead of viruses.
Well "virus" is a generic term these days. I was talking
about worms and/or trojans, I was using "virus" as a generic
term. I guess that clears it up.
John
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